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SoftLanding launches enterprise content management solution for IBM i users

Provides a fast, cost-effective way to transform content from IBM i applications for web, mobile and email

2015.09.07

PETERBOROUGH, NH – September 7, 2015 – SoftLanding® Systems, the IBM i software division of UNICOM® Global, today announced the launch of an enterprise content management solution that quickly transforms existing system output from IBM i business applications to work with digital channels such as the web, mobile and email.

The Columbus software, developed by Macro 4, the specialist document management division of UNICOM Global, is now available for the IBM i platform as part of the SoftLanding solution portfolio.

Columbus unlocks access to a wide variety of business content to improve service, raise productivity and enhance collaboration. The software can be implemented on IBM Power Systems running IBM i, AIX or Linux, without disrupting existing IT systems or applications and requires no specialist development skills. With Columbus, IBM i users can have new digital initiatives up and running in a matter of weeks.

“Many enterprises find adapting core business applications to work with new digital channels highly complex and time consuming,” said Jim Fisher, SoftLanding Operations Manager. “Through Columbus, we now offer a simpler, more cost-effective approach that involves no changes to your IT systems or IBM i applications. The software transforms your existing output - including spool and data files - into new, enhanced digital formats to support initiatives such as eInvoicing and customer self-service, without impacting on existing operations.”

Columbus is a system that takes output from existing applications, automatically transforms it into new digital formats - with the ability to enhance the look of newly formatted documents - and presents it within an in-built online portal. The portal permits secure web and mobile access for an organization’s internal staff, customers and business partners.

“Using Columbus, you can web enable existing invoices, statements and delivery notes for eInvoicing, for example, without having to overhaul the existing IBM i finance applications,” said Fisher. “To improve customer service, a wide range of customer documents can be made accessible online - both to internal staff, and externally to support customer self-service. Business reports and ERP documents can also be turned into new digital formats, allowing wider access to enterprise information both to improve collaboration and to help streamline processes.”

Visitors to the International i-Power Conference (in the UK on 9-10 September 2015) will be able to see demonstrations of the Columbus software on the SoftLanding Systems stand.

More information about Columbus for IBM i users can be found on the SoftLanding website.

SoftLanding’s IBM i products and solutions are commercially available through UNICOM Global’s UNICOM Systems and Macro 4 divisions. For additional product information please visit www.softlanding.com.



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About SoftLanding® Systems www.softlanding.com
SoftLanding Systems, a division of UNICOM Global, specializes in software change management, automated operations, and performance management solutions for the IBM i, System i, iSeries and AS/400 platform.

SoftLanding’s software change management solution defines and supports repeatable procedures for developing, deploying and maintaining IBM i, Web and multi-platform applications, across the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC). The company's automated operations and performance management solutions keep core business systems running at optimum levels and prevent unplanned application downtime. SoftLanding’s menu management solutions provide efficient, secure, flexible, and standardized access to corporate business applications running on IBM i.

About Macro 4 www.macro4.com
Macro 4, a division of UNICOM Global, helps organizations to improve the performance of their business-critical applications and processes. The company’s solutions for document and data management, fault analysis and performance management are easy to use, fast to implement and deliver value quickly in even the most complex IT environments.

About UNICOM® Global www.unicomglobal.com
UNICOM Global consists of more than thirty-seven (37) corporate entities encompassing a wide range of businesses across all geographic regions. With its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California, to offices in Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Carolina, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia, throughout EMEA in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Finland, Switzerland and the UAE, and across Asia/Pacific with locations in India, Australia, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines. UNICOM Global offers deep in-house resources and flexible IT solutions to our partners worldwide. UNICOM Global focuses on acquiring and integrating mature and growing mid-cap NASDAQ, London Stock Exchange AIM and German publically-traded companies in technology, financing, IT, real estate, and business services. Please visit our websites for additional information about the services, products and solutions that UNICOM Global offers:

www.unicomglobal.com   UNICOM Global - Assets, capital and investment management
www.unicomsi.com   UNICOM Systems - IBM Mainframe software products
www.unicomgov.com   UNICOM Government (formerly NASDAQ: GTSI) - Government IT solutions
www.unicomengineering.com   UNICOM Engineering (formerly NASDAQ: NEI) Appliance platform2
www.solidDB.com   solidDB – In-memory relational database management system
www.usrobotics.com   U.S. Robotics - Data communications products
www.memeo.com   Memeo - Enterprise-grade Secure File Sharing for the cloud
www.firetide.com   Firetide - Wireless technology solutions for security and transportation
www.detec.com   DETEC - Document composition products
www.softlanding.com   SoftLanding Systems - IBM i software products
www.illustro.com   illustro - z/OS and z/VSE software products
www.macro4.com   Macro 4 (formerly LONDON: MAO) - Document Management products
www.iet-solutions.com   iET Solutions - ITIL ITSM software products
www.eden.com   Eden - Domino Notes and Open Systems products
www.cics.com   CICS.com - Hardware, Software, Outsourcing and Professional Service
www.unicom-capital.com   UNICOM Capital - Business and Financial Services


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